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Raethro Pink

James Turrell, 1968

National Museum Cardiff, Cardiff
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This work was one of Turrell's early projection pieces and consists of a rhomboid of pink light projected into the corner of a room to give the impression of a luminous three-dimensional pyramid hovering in the darkness. The artist describes his work as more perceptual than minimalist or conceptual. The National Museum Wales seeks to represent important and influential figures working internationally post 1945 like Turrell in addition to modern and contemporary practice in Wales.

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Title of artwork, date

Raethro Pink, 1968

Date supported

2008

Medium and material

Projected light

Dimensions

Variable

Grant

30000

Total cost

204217

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